Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 7.00 to 10.00 lower and bulls were 12.00 to 13.00 lower. Four- and five-weight feeders steers were mostly 11.00 to 14.00 lower, while six-weights were 3.00 to 7.00 higher; heifers were mostly 13.00 to 16.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.76/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$106.76

162 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	108.73	555	130
Medium 2	406	101.10	410	29
Medium and Large 3	358	80.00	286	1thin
Small 1-2	456	74.50	340	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale162 hd

106.76

—

NC average8 barns · 1,392 hd

117.53

−10.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,601	86.68	1,388	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	67.47	1,010	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	64.36	731	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	53.10	523	7thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	93.13/cwt	84.00–99.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	104.25/cwt	99.00–114.00	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	98.18/cwt	91.00–100.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.41/cwt	121.00–151.00	372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	126.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	476	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	398	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.82/cwt	108.00–125.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	95.39/cwt	80.00–110.00	686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	100.28/cwt	90.00–107.00	678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	108.84/cwt	103.00–118.00	514	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	116.10/cwt	115.00–117.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	778	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	818	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	120.96/cwt	116.00–125.00	346	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	492	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	112.07/cwt	110.00–114.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	666	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	121.05/cwt	116.00–132.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	117.23/cwt	110.00–124.00	381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	96.48/cwt	92.00–100.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	269	108.72/cwt	103.00–112.00	292	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	101.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	432	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.56/cwt	119.00–123.50	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	416	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	924	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	582	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	722	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	285	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	110.47/cwt	100.00–116.00	469	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	423	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	338	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	283	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	337	102.28/cwt	99.00–107.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	386	102.21/cwt	93.00–107.00	395	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	580	89.34/cwt	80.00–99.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	96.92/cwt	90.00–103.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	564	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	109.43/cwt	100.00–113.00	626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	97.21/cwt	93.00–101.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	79.24/cwt	70.00–93.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	112.99/cwt	100.00–120.00	649	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	110.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	463	15
Steers	Small 1-2	—	426	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	375	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	272	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	299	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	113.53/cwt	105.00–118.00	711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	107.09/cwt	100.00–115.00	562	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	113.95/cwt	109.00–125.00	427	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	506	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	405	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	542	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	374	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	524	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.28/cwt	119.00–125.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	704	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.92/cwt	123.00–131.00	422	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,012	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	85.77/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	53.10/cwt	47.00–60.00	523	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	67.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	64.36/cwt	60.00–70.00	731	9
Bulls	—	—	1,112	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	856	1

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Jul 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	84.00–99.00	93.13
10	—	624	99.00–114.00	104.25
5	—	738	91.00–100.00	98.18
17	—	522	108.00–125.00	116.82
17	—	676	90.00–107.00	100.28
16	—	478	116.00–132.00	121.05
6	—	819	92.00–100.00	96.48
4	—	773	93.00–101.00	97.21
3	—	938	70.00–93.00	79.24
24	—	574	100.00–120.00	112.99
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	110.00–114.00	112.07
1	—	508	92.00	92.00
2	—	580	80.00–99.00	89.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	121.00–151.00	133.41
14	—	377	123.00–130.00	126.35
1	—	188	141.00	141.00
5	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.20
5	—	660	119.00–123.50	122.56
1	—	904	98.00	98.00
9	—	563	118.50	118.50
1	—	246	135.00	135.00
21	—	423	119.00–129.00	123.97
3	—	627	119.00–125.00	122.28
2	—	530	121.00–123.00	122.01
9	—	330	123.00–131.00	127.92
1	—	748	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	492	98.00	98.00
6	—	425	100.00–116.00	110.47
3	—	372	110.00–116.00	113.59
1	—	338	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	88.00	88.00
1	—	272	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	398	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	358	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	80.00–110.00	95.39
18	—	472	103.00–118.00	108.84
1	—	784	89.00	89.00
2	—	666	105.00–110.00	107.48
5	—	286	116.00–125.00	120.96
6	—	325	110.00–124.00	117.23
17	—	572	100.00–113.00	109.43
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
1	—	222	120.00	120.00
15	—	420	105.00–120.00	110.21
16	—	626	105.00–118.00	113.53
16	—	525	100.00–115.00	107.09
17	—	375	109.00–125.00	113.95
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	115.00–117.00	116.10
1	—	666	83.00	83.00
3	—	269	103.00–112.00	108.72
5	—	427	100.00–104.00	101.18
4	—	337	99.00–107.00	102.28
5	—	386	93.00–107.00	102.21
7	—	473	90.00–103.00	96.92
2	—	564	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	77.00	77.00
1	—	818	72.00	72.00
1	—	732	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	69.00	69.00
1	—	370	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	924	63.00	63.00
1	—	722	46.00	46.00
6	—	445	64.00	64.00
1	—	388	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,012	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,871	80.00–91.00	85.77
1	—	1,112	77.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	985	47.00–60.00	53.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,497	65.00–70.00	67.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,136	60.00–70.00	64.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle